Determination of the impact of continuous defoliation of Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens on bacterial and fungal community structure in rhizosphere soil

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-115

  Clayton, S J ^a,b   Clegg, C D ^a   Murray, P J ^a   Gregory, P J ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Grasslands; Microbial communities; Molecular profiling; Rhizosphere

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFOLIATION; FUNGUS; RHIZOSPHERE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 17644400744     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-004-0811-x     Document Type: Article

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